Washtub



STATES PATENT OFFICE...

EVERETT B. RICI-IMOND, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE T0 WINFIELD V. SCI'INELL, OF WE'I'HERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

WASHTUB.

Application filed March 31, 1919.

To all 'witam t 'may domem:

Be it known that 1, Evnnnr'r B. Rioir MOND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connect'icut, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in lVashtubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a wash tub and has for its principal object the production of an efficient means for preventing the splashing or spilling of water from the tub as clothes are being washed therein.

Another object of this invention is the production of a wash tub wherein a guard fiange is carried upon the upper edges of the side walls of the tub, this flange extending inwardly and downwardly for a distance into the interior of the tub, thus catching water which splashes upwardly and preventing the same from being thrown or spilled from the tub.

Another object of this invention is the production of a protective flange as specified which has efiicient means for connecting the same to a conventional form of tub, this means also reinforcing and strengthening the fiange.

A still further object of the invention is the production of a wash tub wherein the guard fiange is provided with a depressed portion, whereby an upper edge of a portion of the wall of the tub will be unobstructed to allow a wringer to be secured thereto.

One practical form of construction and assembly of the present invention will be hereinafter described and is illustrated in the drawing, in which Figure 1 is a Vertical section through the tub constructed in accordance with the present device.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

F ig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary Vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail view taken on the line 4 4z of Fig. 2.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention about to be specifically described it will be seen that the tub is indicated in general at 5 and includes a bottom 6 having side walls 7 and end walls 8 al though of course the walls may be continuous the tub being either round, oblong or any Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Serial No. 286,286.

other shape desired since the specific shape or construction of the tub body per sc does not limit the construction of the invention. As is the usual case, the upper edge of the walls of the tub are rolled over to provide a rim 9 for reinforcing the upper portions of these walls. The guard flange 10 has a. sleeve upon its upper edge as shown at 11 this sleeve hooking around under the rim 9 of the walls of the tub, thus connecting the guard flange to the upper portion of the tub. The fiange extends downwardly toward the interior of the tub for a slight distance extending at an oblique angle as illustrated clearly in Figs. 1 and 3. The inner edge of the guard flange 10 is rolled to provide a second sleeve 12 having a reinforcing strand 13 extending therethrough thus stifening the inner edge of the guard fiange. Brace brackets 14: have angular ends 15 fixed as inclicated at 16 upon the walls of the tub, while these brackets 14 are'also provided with angular ends 17 fixed as indicated at 18 upon the guard fiange 10 adjacent the second sleeve 12 thereof as shown clearly in Fig. 3. Therefore the brace brackets 14k will reinforce the guard fiange 10 so that should pressure be applied to the flangc adjacent its inner edge, nevertheless it will retain its correct position duo to the reinforccment by the brackets 14.

The guard flange 10 has an arcuate dcpressed portion 19 and along the upper edge of this depressed portion the slceve 12 is omitted as shown at 20. Thus the depressed portion is fixed by braclzets 14 upon one wall of the tub, a-lthough the depressed portion is remote from the upper' edge of said wall. Accordingly the upper edge of the wall is unobstructed and a conventional form of wringer 21 may be slipped over this unobstructed upper edge. r:The wall 8 having the depressed portion 19 secured thereto is provided with a reinforcing brac-het 22 fixed upon its outer portion, this reinforcing bracket being of substantiallv U-shaped construction and having oppositely extending feet 23 riveted or otherwise secured at 24 to the outer surface of the wall S. Accordingly the clamping means of the wringer may be brougliit into a binding engageinent with the bracket 22, it being obvious that a like bracket is provided for each end of the wringer 21. Thus the wringer will be ver'T firmly supported in a Vertical position upon the tub adjacent the depressed portion 19 of the guard flange 10.

This fiange 10 is also provided with a i'emovable plufr 206 adjacent the upper edge thereof whereby when the plug is removed and the tub is tilted, the water will pass from the tub through the opening 26' in the flange 10 which is normally closed by the plug 26.

It will be seen that a guard flange is provided for a wash tub which can be attached to conventional forms of tubs and since the flange is provided with bracing brackets 1-lit will firmly .retain its position as indicated in the drawings. l-iccordingly when clothes are being washed in the tub and water splashed upwardly beyond the side walls instead of this water splashing from the tub it will be caught under the flange and directed back into the tub again. Fnrther although the fiange is provided with a depressed portion to allow the tub to have an unobstrurted portion to which a wringer may be connected it will be seen that the guard fiange is continuous and is not interruptcd and consequently the water cannot Splash from the ends of the tub adjacent which the wringer is carried, which it would do if the flange were interrupted to allow of suflicient space for the positioning of a wringer upon the tub. Also as reinforcing braclrets are carried on the outer surface of one wall of the tub the wringer may be efliciently connected to the tub to be steadily supported in an operative position. Therefore a very efiicient device has been provided which consists of an attaclnnent for a wash tub in the form of a. guard flange which will prevent the accidental splashing of the water from the tub, eficient means being provided for reinforcing` the flange,'while the flange will allow of a wringer being directly applied to the tub'.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference to what might be considered to be the approved or preferred form of my invention. I desire it to be understoo'd that I may make such changes in the construction., combination and arrangenient of parts, materials diinensions, et cetera, as may pi'ove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully descriibed niy i-nven'- tion what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the class described, the combination of a tub, having walls provided with beads at the upper portion ther'eof, of a guard fiange having a sleeve upon its upper edge hooking about under said beads, said guard fiange extending downwardly toward the inner portion of said tu-b, said guard' fiange having a second bead upon its lower inner edge, a reinforcing strand carried within the second sleeve, a portion of said flange having a depressed arcuatev portion, said bead and said sleeve being cut away above said arcuate portion.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence' of two witnesses.

EVERETT B. RICHMOND.

7itnesses MAnIoN L. DUNNELLY, EMILY TRAUTE. 

